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NS Approaches End of the COVID Tunnel

NS Approaches End of the COVID Tunnel

Reporting on new cases of the coronavirus in Nova Scotia is quickly becoming a thing of the past. For the second day, the province has zero new cases, and that is not because testing as been reduced....

A major storm rolled through Nova Scotia on Christmas Day and into the early hours on Boxing Day, bringing winds gusting above 100 km/hour. The system caused significant damage to the electricity system as winds caused trees to fall into power lines, breaking utility poles, and snapping lines.

Nova Scotia Power crews are working to restore power to customers as a winter storm brings winds that are gusting upwards of 100 km/hour in communities along the Atlantic Coast, along with a messy mix of snow, freezing rain and rain across the province.

In a press release, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) announced temporary closure of emergency services at the North Cumberland Hospital in Pugwash. The problem is, the press release was not issued to Pugwash media until after the closures had passed.